Effect of cassava on motor co-ordination and neurotransmitter level in the albino frat

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-60

  Mathangi, D C ^a   Mohan, V ^a,b   Namasivayam, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxy indole acetic acid; 5 Hydroxy tryptamine; Cassava; Dopamine; Homovanillic acid; L dopa

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; LEVODOPA; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CEREBELLUM; CORPUS STRIATUM; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOTOR COORDINATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DOPAMINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; INDOLES; LEVODOPA; MALE; MANIHOT; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 0032958482     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(98)00099-4     Document Type: Article

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